Archive for August, 2011

Lie of the Day #1758

Wednesday, August 31st, 2011

There’s no such thing as August 31st.

Lie of the Day #1757

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

The taco is the most aerodynamic of foods.

Lie of the Day #1756

Monday, August 29th, 2011

Most “transparent” plastic bags really aren’t transparent. They use an intricate array of cameras and projectors to simulate the effect of being transparent.

Lie of the Day #1755

Sunday, August 28th, 2011

Most software applications are finished with development well before their projected release dates. They just push back release dates to make you think that the program has more in it than it really does.

Lie of the Day #1754

Saturday, August 27th, 2011

It’s impossible for any four-wheeled vehicle to travel at speeds faster than 100 miles per hour. Anything claiming to go faster is using optical illusions and trickery to deceive you.

Sorry Mom…

Friday, August 26th, 2011

My parents were very patient with me during the years I spent in art school. Even with all that education, drawings like these still happen from time to time.
Sketch prompted by a message from Roberto Rubet (www.idodont.com)

Lie of the Day #1753

Friday, August 26th, 2011

As a corollary to Lie #1752, when most commercials talk about a “space-age polymer”, they’re specifically referring to silly putty, but cannot mention by name because it’s trademarked.

Recent Reading

Saturday, August 20th, 2011

This was a pretty fascinating account of the differing objectives of what would be the first air war the world had ever known. Specifically in this case focusing on the battle being waged in the skies during the Battle of Arras. Much of it in the participants own words. These men were on the absolute [...]

Lie of the Day #1747

Saturday, August 20th, 2011

In the future, the most popular plastic surgery operation will be finger shortening, because having proportionally large palms will be considered closer to ideal beauty.

Lie of the Day #1746

Friday, August 19th, 2011

Even in present day, most cultures view juggling as an act of witchcraft.